Design for a Cassone

Anonymous, Italian, 16th century Italian

early 16th century

Not on view

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Title: Design for a Cassone
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th century (Italian, active Central Italy, ca. 1550–1580)
Date: early 16th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, with brown wash, over traces of metalpoint ruled lines
Dimensions: 6 7/8 x 14 3/8 in. (17.4 x 36.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968
Object Number: 68.664.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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